There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Confolens by train, bus, car, car ferry, plane, taxi, or car train
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Train, bus via Paris
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angoulemetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Confolens-Marche Couvert Rd30bus 181
11h 53m€294–555Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Angoulêmebus
- Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Confolens-Marche Couvert Rd30bus 181
22h 45m€96–199Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Confolenscar
14h 17m€124–534Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane STN - LIG
- Take the taxi from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG) to Confolenstaxi
7h 51m€228–646Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Angoulemetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Confolens-Marche Couvert Rd30bus 181
13h 9m€314–562Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Confolenscar
12h 7mTrain to East Midlands Airport, fly to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane EMA - LIG
- Take the taxi from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG) to Confolenstaxi
7h 41m€316–576Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane MAN - LIG
- Take the taxi from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG) to Confolenstaxi
8h 15m€245–481Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BRS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain
- Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Confolens-Marche Couvert Rd30bus
10h 6m€113–303Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane BRS - LIG
- Take the taxi from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG) to Confolenstaxi
5h 36m€216–418Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BRS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angoulemetrain
- Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Confolens-Marche Couvert Rd30bus
11h 15m€164–421
Cardiff to Confolens by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Confolens is to bus which costs €95 - €200 and takes 22h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Confolens is to train and fly and taxi which takes 5h 36m and costs €210 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Confolens. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Confolens-Marche Couvert Rd30 via London Victoria, Dover, Paris and Angouleme-Gare Sncf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 45m.
The distance between Cardiff and Confolens is 1190 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Confolens without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 11h 53m and costs €290 - €600.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Cardiff to Confolens, including transfers.
Cardiff to Confolens bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Confolens bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Confolens is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 12:25 PM in Cardiff and 1:25 PM in Confolens.
There are 248+ hotels available in Confolens.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Confolens, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Confolens-Marche Couvert Rd30 via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, Angoulême, and Angouleme-Gare Sncf in around 22h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–340
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Flandres to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Cardiff Central to Long Eaton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 05.55.10.10.03
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Confolens-Marche Couvert Rd30
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Angoulême
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Angoulême
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–380
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–380
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- €100–130
Sofie Taxi Couzeix
- Phone
- +33 5 55 79 45 58
- Website
- sofie-taxi.business.site
Limoges Taxis
- Phone
- +33 5 55 38 38 38
- Website
- taxis87.com
Hocine Kamel
- Phone
- +33 9 52 77 19 02
Allo Artisans Limoges Taxis (AALT)
- Phone
- +33 5 55 38 38 38
- Website
- reservation.taxis-limoges.com
Sofie Taxi Couzeix
- Phone
- +33 5 55 79 45 58
- Website
- sofie-taxi.business.site
Limoges Taxis
- Phone
- +33 5 55 38 38 38
- Website
- taxis87.com
Hocine Kamel
- Phone
- +33 9 52 77 19 02
Allo Artisans Limoges Taxis (AALT)
- Phone
- +33 5 55 38 38 38
- Website
- reservation.taxis-limoges.com
Sofie Taxi Couzeix
- Phone
- +33 5 55 79 45 58
- Website
- sofie-taxi.business.site
Limoges Taxis
- Phone
- +33 5 55 38 38 38
- Website
- taxis87.com
Hocine Kamel
- Phone
- +33 9 52 77 19 02
Allo Artisans Limoges Taxis (AALT)
- Phone
- +33 5 55 38 38 38
- Website
- reservation.taxis-limoges.com
Sofie Taxi Couzeix
- Phone
- +33 5 55 79 45 58
- Website
- sofie-taxi.business.site
Limoges Taxis
- Phone
- +33 5 55 38 38 38
- Website
- taxis87.com
Hocine Kamel
- Phone
- +33 9 52 77 19 02
Allo Artisans Limoges Taxis (AALT)
- Phone
- +33 5 55 38 38 38
- Website
- reservation.taxis-limoges.com
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